About Instructor

International Grief Institute

Lynda Cheldelin Fell is a professional empowerment coach and international bestselling author of over 30 books including the award-winning Grief Diaries anthology series. Considered a pioneer in the field of restoring hope after loss, she has curated stories and interviewed people around the world including Dr. Martin Luther King's daughter, Dr. Bernice King, and other societal newsmakers. After losing her daughter in a car accident in 2009, Lynda discovered that helping others was a powerful balm for her wounds—a catalyst that changed her world. She became an international bestselling author in 2013 and founded AlyBlue Media soon after. She launched Grief Diaries in 2014, founded the National Grief & Hope Convention 2015, wrote the curriculum Managing Grief in the Workplace and co-founded the International Grief Institute in 2017, and developed The Playbook of Hope: 10 Tenets of Restoring Happiness in 2018. Host of the weekly Facebook show Moments of Hope, Lynda has earned four national literary awards and five national advocacy award nominations for her work. Learn more at www.LyndaFell.com.

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Grief in the Workplace certification is granted to those who complete the 3-hour Grief in the Workplace curriculum as an endorsement to their resume. It includes two 90-minute modules that cover corporate strategies for handling employee crises. Students learn key components of managing employee grief including how to:

15 best practice and response strategies

How to write organization grief policies & procedures

How to prepare internal and external communication in time of employee grief